The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his acute monocytic leukemia or active pulmonary tuberculosis to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing a causal link between the veteran's acute monocytic leukemia and any incident in service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. Active pulmonary tuberculosis was not confirmed by contemporaneous records and is not considered contributory to death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute monocytic leukemia, Active pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0530569
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for acute monocytic leukemia and found that the Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition. The claim is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence was not received to support the claim. The appellant submitted additional evidence but it did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's acute monocytic leukemia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence did not confirm any official exposure to radiation during his service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a reconstructed dose estimate of the veteran's exposure to radiation during service and obtaining appropriate opinions on whether this exposure is related to his fatal leukemia.
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